Such a lovely afternoon.
If you have a few hours this is a great place to stop.
I can only imagine how beautiful it is in the summer when they are in full bloom but given the holiday season they made sure there were plenty of lighted decorated trees and gingerbread houses and creations.
We enjoyed the walk through the glasshouse Madagascar like climate with wild life (birds and tortoises, a baby hedgehog) and plants. The rain forest had a few handfuls of butterflies and some very cool flowers.
It was $16 per adult and $12 for kids. While I understand this is a museum type establishment I think they should have discounted winter prices. They were not in full bloom and the variety of flowers and plants were short due to the season.
When we went out to the garden there was a little train ride for the kids which took you around to see what there would/could be in the summer. In full bloom I can see how it would take a while to meander through. The children's garden was closed and most everything looked sleeping for the season. The holiday decorations were cute but not so different or spectacular.
The gift shop was beautiful and carries high end merchandise. If you are looking for a special gift they have much to choose from but some items will set you back $$. The holiday items were 40% off which made it much easier to buy a lovely platter :)
As a side note- call ahead to see if they are having an event. We showed up to be turned away from the parking garage because a family rented the ballroom/space for a party. The parking in that area is crazy. There were no spaces to be had on the street, other museum lots were full and it got to a point where we went back and begged to be let into the garage. There were a ton of spaces and it was already an hour into their "event" Why they were turning people away was silly and as a patron they almost lost our business.
That wasn't well thought out.
All in all I'd go back but I would wait until the flowers bloom.